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TRINITY    CHURCH 
BICENTENNIAL    CELEBRATION 


Copyrighted,  1897,  by 
Rev.    morgan    DIX,    S.T.D. 


A  FORM  OF  THANKSGIVING  TO  ALiMlGHTY 
GOD  FOR  THE  TWO  HUNDREDTH  ANNI- 
VERSARY OF  THE  FOUNDING  OF  THE 
PARISH     OF    TRINITY    CHURCH.    NEW    YORK 

TO  BE  USED  IN  TRINITY  CHURCH, 

WEDNESDAY,     MAY     THE     FIFTH, 

AT   ELEVEN    O'CLOCK,   A.M. 


THE  RECTOR'S   PASTORAL  LETTER 

MEMORANDUM       OF      THE 
HISTORY   OF   THE   PARISH 

RECTORS   OF  TRINITY   CHURCH 

CHURCHES   OF  TRINITY   PARISH 


BY   AUTHORITY 
A.D.    MDCCCXCVII 


ORDER   OF  SERVICE   FOR  WEDNESDAY, 
MAY  THE  FIFTH 


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Processional  Hymn. 

GOD  of  our  fathers,  Whose  almighty  hand 
Leads  forth  in  beauty  all  the  starry  band 
Of  shining  worlds  in  splendor  through  the  skies, 
Our  grateful  songs  before  Thy  throne  arise. 

2  Thy  love  divine  hath  led  us  in  the  past, 
In  this  free  land  by  Thee  our  lot  is  cast; 

Be  Thou  our  ruler,  guardian,  guide  and  stay, 
Thy  word  our  law,  Thy  paths  our  chosen  way. 

3  From  war's  alarms,  from  deadly  pestilence, 
Be  Thy  strong  arm  our  ever  sure  defence ; 
Thy  true  religion  in  our  hearts  increase. 
Thy  bounteous  goodness  nourish  us  in  peace. 

4  Refresh  Thy  people  on  their  toilsome  way, 
Lead  us  from  night  to  never-ending  day ; 
Fill  all  our  lives  with  love  and  grace  divine. 
And  glory,  laud  and  praise  be  ever  Thine. 


ORDER   OF  SERVICE. 

Opening   Sentences. 

IN  the  Name  of  the  Father  and  of  the  Son  and  of  the 
Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 

Blessed  art  thou,  O  Lord  God  of  our  fathers:  praised 
and  exalted  above  all  for  ever. 

The  Lord  is  in  his  holy  temple :  let  all  the  earth 
keep  silence  before  him. 

Thine,  O  Lord,  is  the  greatness,  and  the  power,  and  the 
glory,  and  the  victory,  and  the  majesty :  for  all  that  is  in 
the  heaven  and  in  the  earth  is  thine ;  thine  is  the  king- 
dom, O  Lord,  and  thou  art  exalted  as  head  above  all. 

Minister.     The  Lord  be  with  you, 
Answer.     And  with  thy  spirit. 
Minister.     Let  us  pray. 

OUR  Father,  who  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  thy  Name. 
Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done  on  earth,  As 
it  is  in  heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread.  And 
forgive  us  our  trespasses,  As  we  forgive  those  who  trespass 
against  us.  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation ;  But  deliver 
us  from  evil :  For  thine  is  the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and 
the  glory,  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

Minister.     O  Lord,  open  thou  our  lips. 
Answer.     And  our  mouth  shall  show  forth  thy  praise. 
Minister.     Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and 
to  the  Holy  Ghost ; 


Answer.     As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever 
shall  be,  world  without  end.     Amen. 
Minister.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 
Answer.     The  Lord's  Name  be  praised. 

Psalm  XCIIL 
Dominus  regnavit. 

THE  Lord  is  King,  and  hath  put  on  glorious  apparel: 
the  Lord  hath  put  on  his  apparel,  and  girded  him- 
self with  strength. 

2  He  hath  made  the  round  world  so  sure :  that  it  can- 
not be  moved. 

3  Ever  since  the  world  began,  hath  thy  seat  been  pre- 
pared :  thou  art  from  everlasting. 

4  The  floods  are  risen,  O  Lord,  the  floods  have  lift  up 
their  voice :  the  floods  lift  up  their  waves. 

5  The  waves  of  the  sea  are  mighty,  and  rage  horribly : 
but  yet  the  Lord,  who  dwelleth  on  high,  is  mightier. 

6  Thy  testimonies,   O   Lord,  are  very  sure :    holiness 
becometh  thine  house  for  ever. 


Psalm  C. 

Jubilate  Deo. 

BE  joyful  in  the  Lord,  all  ye  lands :  serve  the  Lord 
with  gladness,  and  come  before  his  presence  with  a 
song. 

Be  ye  sure  that  the  Lord  he  is  God ;  it  is  he  that  hath 
made  us,  and  not  we  ourselves :  we  are  his  people,  and  the 
sheep  of  his  pasture. 


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O  go  your  way  into  his  gates  with  thanksgiving,  and 
into  his  courts  with  praise:  be  thankful  unto  him,  and 
speak  good  of  his  Name. 

For  the  Lord  is  gracious,  his  mercy  is  everlasting :  and 
his  truth  endureth  from  generation  to  generation. 

Psalm  CXXV. 
Qui  confidunt. 

THEY  that  put  their  trust  in  the  Lord  shall  be  even  as 
the   mount  Sion:   which  may  not  be  removed,  but 
standeth  fast  for  ever. 

2  The  hills  stand  about  Jerusalem :  even  so  standeth 
the  Lord  round  about  his  people,  from  this  time  forth  for 
evermore. 

3  For  the  rod  of  the  ungodly  cometh  not  into  the  lot 
of  the  righteous :  lest  the  righteous  put  their  hand  unto 
wickedness. 

4  Do  well,  O  Lord  :  unto  those  that  are  good  and  true 
of  heart. 

5  As  for  such  as  turn  back  unto  their  own  wickedness : 
the  Lord  shall  lead  them  forth  with  the  evil  doers;  but 
peace  shall  be  upon  Israel. 

The  Lesson. 
Isaiah  LXI. 

^  Then  shall  be  said  the  Apostles'  Creed. 

T  BELIEVE  in  God  the  Father  Almighty,  Maker  of  heaven 
1      and  earth : 

And  in  Jesus  Christ  his  only  Son  our  Lord  :  Who  was 


conceived  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  Born  of  the  Virgin  Mary: 
Suffered  under  Pontius  Pilate,  Was  crucified,  dead,  and 
buried:  He  descended  into  hell;  The  third  day  he  rose 
arain  from  the  dead  :  He  ascended  into  heaven.  And  sitteth 
on  the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father  Almighty:  From 
thence  he  shall  come  to  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead. 

I  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost :  The  holy  Catholic 
Church;  The  Communion  of  Saints:  The  Forgiveness 
of  sins :  The  Resurrection  of  the  body :  And  the  Life 
everlasting.     Amen. 

Minister.     The  Lord  be  with  you. 

Answer.     And  with  thy  spirit. 

Minister.     Let  us  pray. 
O  Lord,  show  thy  mercy  upon  us. 

Answer.     And  grant  us  thy  salvation. 

Minister.     O  God,  make  clean  our  hearts  within  us. 

Answer.     And  take  not  thy  Holy  Spirit  from  us. 

A  Collect  for  Peace. 

OGOD,  who  art  the  author  of  peace  and  lover  of  con- 
cord, in  knowledge  of  whom  standeth  our  eternal 
life,  whose  service  is  perfect  freedom ;  Defend  us  thy 
humble  servants  in  all  assaults  of  our  enemies ;  that  we, 
surely  trusting  in  thy  defence,  may  not  fear  the  power  of 
any  adversaries,  through  the  might  of  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord.     Amen. 

A  Collect  for  Grace. 

OLORD,  our  heavenly  Father,  Almighty  and  everlast- 
ing God,  who  hast  safely  brought  us  to  the  beginning 
of  this  day;  Defend  us  in  the  same  with  thy  mighty  power; 


and  grant  that  this  day  we  fall  into  no  sin,  neither  run  into 
any  kind  of  danger ;  but  that  all  our  doings,  being  ordered 
by  thy  governance,  may  be  righteous  in  thy  sight ;  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

A  General  Thanksgiving. 

ALMIGHTY  God,  Father  of  all  mercies,  we,  thine 
unworthy  servants,  do  give  thee  most  humble  and 
hearty  thanks  for  all  thy  goodness  and  loving-kindness 
to  us,  and  to  all  men.  We  bless  thee  for  our  creation, 
preservation,  and  all  the  blessings  of  this  life;  but  above 
all,  for  thine  inestimable  love  in  the  redemption  of  the 
world  by  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ;  for  the  means  of  grace, 
and  for  the  hope  of  glory.  And,  we  beseech  thee,  give  us 
that  due  sense  of  all  thy  mercies,  that  our  hearts  may  be 
unfeignedly  thankful ;  and  that  we  show  forth  thy  praise, 
not  only  with  our  lips,  but  in  our  lives,  by  giving  up  our 
selves  to  thy  service,  and  by  walking  before  thee  in  holiness 
and  righteousness  all  our  days ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord,  to  whom,  with  thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  all  honour 
and  glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

ALMIGHTY  God,  our  heavenly  Father,  our  stony  rock 
and  our  defence,  our  Saviour,  and  our  might  in  whom 
we  trust :  thou  hast  been  our  refuge  from  one  generation 
to  another.  Thou  makest  the  outgoings  of  the  morning 
and  evening  to  praise  thee.  We  give  thee  humble  and 
hearty  thanks  for  the  blessings,  temporal  and  spiritual, 
poured  upon  this  thy  people  for  many  years,  and  especially 
for  the  foundation  of  this  Church  and  Parish,  and  its  pres- 


ervation  to  this  memorial  day.  And  now,  O  heavenly 
Father,  unworthy  of  the  least  of  thy  gifts,  and  depending 
solely  on  thy  love  and  gracious  goodness  toward  us,  we 
present  to  thy  divine  Majesty  this  offering  of  praise:  and 
we  thank,  thee  for  the  light  of  the  everlasting  Gospel,  which 
hath  shined  heretofore  and  still  doth  shine ;  for  thy  guid- 
ance of  the  legal  guardians  of  this  Parish  in  the  administra- 
tion of  their  sacred  trust ;  for  the  spiritual  children  brought 
forth  by  this  Mother  of  Churches ;  for  blessing  thy  people 
with  increase  and  satisfying  thy  poor  with  bread ;  for  the 
love  of  friends,  and  their  help  and  brotherhood ;  for  deliver- 
ance at  sundry  times  out  of  the  hand  of  the  enemy  and 
adversary ;  for  all  those  thy  servants  who,  having  laboured 
here  from  age  to  age,  are  now  at  rest  in  Christ ;  for  those 
who  now  work  here,  some  in  the  word  and  doctrine,  and 
some  in  serving  tables  ;  for  all  the  holy  offerings  made  here 
to  thy  glory;  for  gifts  and  mercies  beyond  our  power  to 
number.  And,  we  pray  thee,  O  Lord,  renew,  preserve, 
and  multiply  upon  us  thy  mercy;  grant  thy  benediction 
to  those  who  shall  follow  when  our  day  has  come  to  an 
end.  O  Lord,  save  thy  people,  and  bless  thine  Heritage. 
And  unto  thee,  O  Father,  thee,  O  Son,  and  thee,  O 
Holy  Ghost,  One  Holy  Blessed  and  Undivided  Trinity, 
be  ascribed  might,  majesty,  and  dominion,  henceforth, 
world  without  end. 

The  Lord  fulfil  the  desires  and  petitions  of  his  ser- 
vants as  may  be  most  expedient  for  them  ;  the  Lord  bless 
us  and  keep  us ;  the  Lord  lift  up  the  light  of  his  counte- 
nance upon  us  and  give  us  peace,  both  now  and  for  ever- 
more.    Amen. 


13 


The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love  of 
God,  and  the  fellowship  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  with  us  all 
evermore.     Amen. 

^  Then  shall  be  sung 

ALL  people  that  on  earth  do  dwell. 
Sing  to  the  Lord  with  cheerful  voice : 
Him  serve  with  fear,  His  praise  forth  tell, 
Come  ye  before  Him  and  rejoice. 

2  Know  that  the  Lord  is  God  indeed  ; 

Without  our  aid  He  did  us  make: 
We  are  His  flock.  He  doth  us  feed, 
And  for  His  sheep  He  doth  us  take. 

3  Oh,  enter  then  His  gates  with  praise, 

Approach  with  joy  His  courts  unto; 
Praise,  laud,  and  bless  His  Name  always, 
For  it  is  seemly  so  to  do. 

4  For  why  ?  the  Lord  our  God  is  good. 

His  mercy  is  forever  sure ; 
His  truth  at  all  times  firmly  stood, 
And  shall  from  age  to  age  endure. 


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^Salutatoty  Address  by  the  Right  Rev.  Henry  C. 
Potter,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  Bishop  of  New  York. 

^  On  the  conclusion  of  the  Address  shall  be  sung 
Te  Deum  laudamus. 

WE  praise  thee,  O  God  :  we  acknowledge  thee  to  be 
the  Lord. 

All  the  earth  doth  worship  thee :  the  Father  everlasting. 

To  thee  all  Angels  cry  aloud :  the  Heavens,  and  all  the 
Powers  therein ; 

To  thee  Cherubim  and  Seraphim :  continually  do  cry, 

Holy,  Holy,  Holy :  Lord  God  of  Sabaoth ; 

Heaven  and  earth  are  full  of  the  Majesty:  of  thy  glory. 

The  glorious  company  of  the  Apostles  :  praise  thee. 

The  goodly  fellowship  of  the  Prophets  :  praise  thee. 

The  noble  army  of  Martyrs  :  praise  thee. 

The  holy  Church  throughout  all  the  world :  doth  ac- 
knowledge thee ; 

The  Father :  of  an  infinite  Majesty  ; 

Thine  adorable,  true  :  and  only  Son  ; 

Also  the  Holy  Ghost :  the  Comforter. 

Thou  art  the  King  of  Glory:  O  Christ. 

Thou  art  the  everlasting  Son  :  of  the  Father. 

When  thou  tookest  upon  thee  to  deliver  man :  thou 
didst  humble  thyself  to  be  born  of  a  Virgin. 

When  thou  hadst  overcome  the  sharpness  of  death:  thou 
didst  open  the  Kingdom  of  Heaven  to  all  believers. 

IS 


Thou  sittest  at  the  right  hand  of  God :  in  the  glory  of 
the  Father. 

We  beHeve  that  thou  shalt  come :  to  be  our  Judge. 

We  therefore  pray  thee,  help  thy  servants :  whom  thou 
hast  redeemed  with  thy  precious  blood. 

Make  them  to  be  numbered  with  thy  Saints :  in  glory 
everlasting. 

O  Lord,  save  thy  people:  and  bless  thine  heritage. 

Govern  them :  and  lift  them  up  for  ever. 

Day  by  day :  we  magnify  thee ; 

And  we  worship  thy  Name :  ever,  world  without  end. 

Vouchsafe,  O  Lord :  to  keep  us  this  day  without  sin. 

O  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us :  have  mercy  upon  us. 

O  Lord,  let  thy  mercy  be  upon  us :  as  our  trust  is  in 
thee. 

O  Lord,  in  thee  have  I  trusted :  let  me  never  be 
confounded. 

Benediction. 


Retrocessional  Hymn. 

TEN  thousand  times  ten  thousand 
In  sparkling  raiment  bright. 
The  armies  of  the  ransomed  saints 

Throng  up  the  steeps  of  light : 
'Tis  finished  !  all  is  finished. 

Their  fight  with  death  and  sin : 
Fling  open  wide  the  golden  gates, 
And  let  the  victors  in. 

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2  What  rush  of  alleluias 

Fills  all  the  earth  and  sky ! 
What  ringing  of  a  thousand  harps 

Bespeaks  the  triumph  nigh  ! 
O  day,  for  which  creation 

And  all  its  tribes  were  made ! 
O  joy,  for  all  its  former  woes 

A  thousand-fold  repaid ! 

3  Oh,  then  what  raptured  greetings 

On  Canaan's  happy  shore  ! 
What  knitting  severed  friendships  up, 

Where  partings  are  no  more  ! 
Then  eyes  with  joy  shall  sparkle 

That  brimmed  with  tears  of  late; 
Orphans  no  longer  fatherless. 

Nor  widows  desolate. 

4  Bring  near  Thy  great  salvation, 

Thou  Lamb  for  sinners  slain  ; 
Fill  up  the  roll  of  Thine  elect. 

Then  take  Thy  power  and  reign  ! 
Appear,  Desire  of  nations  ! 

Thine  exiles  long  for  home: 
Show  in  the  heavens  Thy  promised  sign 

Thou  Prince  and  Saviour,  come ! 


THE  RECTOR'S  PASTORAL  LETTER 


PASTORAL  LETTER. 

TO  the  Reverend  the  Clergy  and  the  faithful  laity  of  the 
Parish  of  Trinity  Church  in  the  City  of  New  York : 

Grace,  mercy,  and  peace  be  multiplied  unto  you. 

The  years  in  their  passage  have  brought  this  two 
hundredth  anniversary  of  the  founding  of  our  Parish ; 
and,  through  the  kindness  of  God,  our  fathers'  God,  it  is 
appointed  unto  us,  now  standing  in  our  lot  to-day,  to  do 
what  is  becoming  in  the  celebration  of  that  event.  It  is, 
therefore,  meet,  that  your  Rector  should  address  you  in 
words  of  congratulation  ;  and  that  you  should  join  in  giving 
praise  for  what  has  been  done  in  this  place  for  the  greater 
glory  of  Almighty  God,  the  edification  of  the  Church,  ;ind 
the  salvation  of  men.  How  great  are  His  signs!  and  how 
mighty  His  wonders  !  His  kingdom  is  an  everlasting  king- 
dom, and  His  dominion  is  from  generation  to  generation. 

Two  centuries  ago.  May  6,  1696,  the  Charter  was  signed 
which  gave  to  this  Parish  its  legal  existence.  New  York 
was  then  a  small  town ;  the  edifice  erected  on  this  spot  in 
1696  stood  at  the  northern  limit  of  the  place,  on  the  line  of 
the  city  wall ;  the  people  of  our  faith  were  late  comers,  and 
formed  only  a  portion  of  the  inhabitants ;  the  organization 
of  our  Church  in  the  Colonies  was  incomplete,  no  bishop 
having  ever  visited  these  shores ;  jealous  and  watchful 
adversaries  swarmed  on  every  hand ;  strong  prejudices, 
traditional  hostility,  armed  many  against  us.     Yet,  under 


God's  blessing,  the  seed  then  planted  struck  deep  roots 
into  the  ground,  and  a  tree  arose  and  grew,  and,  spread- 
ing, sheltered  more  and  more,  from  year  to  year.  Of  the 
citizens  of  New  York,  some  of  the  foremost  served  first  as 
"  Managers  of  the  Church  of  England,"  and  later  as  war- 
dens and  vestrymen  of  this  Parish.  An  able  and  well- 
learned  priest,  devout,  intelligent,  and  resolute,  took,  and 
held  for  forty-nine  years,  the  reins  of  government.  And 
so  the  earlier  days  passed  by.  Their  record  has  its  lights 
and  shadows ;  but  the  shadows  faded,  and  the  lights  grew 
brighter,  until  the  Church  had  become  a  power  in  the  com- 
munity, recognized  and  respected  throughout  the  Province. 
Through  the  storm  of  the  Revolution,  the  ship  of  the 
Church  passed  safely.  As  that  grand  political  movement 
was  not  an  outburst  of  mob  fury,  nor  a  wild  assault  on 
social  order,  but  a  sober  and  thoughtful  action,  under  law, 
for  the  defence  of  individual  liberty  and  the  freedom  of  the 
citizen,  the  Church,  protected  by  the  liberal  and  generous 
spirit  of  the  time,  came  forth  from  the  tempest,  secure  in 
her  rights,  and  in  peaceful  possession  of  her  estate  and 
property.  Then  began  the  second  period  in  our  history ;  a 
record  of  steady  progress,  enlarged  opportunity,  and  suc- 
cessful administration  of  a  sacred  trust.  Within  her  own 
lines  our  Church  has  grown  to  proportions  larger  than 
those  of  some  of  our  dioceses :  outside  those  lines  may 
be  found  many  a  living  witness  to  the  munificence  which 
shared  with  others  the  good  things  received  in  former  days. 
Not  without  opposition  has  her  work  been  accomplished ; 
on  this  day  of  rejoicing,  however,  we  prefer  to  pass  over  in 
silence  the  details  of  hostility,  interference,  annoyance,  ■ 
being  minded  the  rather  to  renew  our  thanks  to  Him  who 


has  delivered  us  out  of  the  hands  of  our  enemies,  and  scat- 
tered, from  time  to  time,  the  people  that  delighted  in  war 
upon  our  liberties  and  life. 

And  so  are  we  brought  to  this  great  commemorative  day. 
What  hath  God  wrought!  The  old  Parish  renews  her 
youth.  Eight  chapels  are  required  to  accommodate  her 
people.  Of  the  churches  of  the  Parish,  every  one  stands  to- 
day on  its  original  foundation ;  not  one  has  been  removed. 
The  lower  part  of  Manhattan  Island  is  cheerfully  and  gladly 
regarded  as  the  proper  field  of  our  missionary  work.  You, 
my  Reverend  brethren.  Vicars  and  Curates,  are  working 
ably  and  with  success  in  your  respective  districts;  you, 
dear  people,  are  helping  us  by  gifts,  prayers,  and  example. 
Strife  and  dissension  are  unknown  in  our  household ;  the 
spirit  of  kindness,  brotherly  love,  and  charity  binds  this 
large  fold  in  one.  The  Gospel  is  preached,  to  rich  and 
poor,  after  the  rule  of  the  Bible  and  the  Book  of  Common 
Prayer ;  modern  and  popular  devices,  more  apt  to  distract 
than  to  edify,  find  no  favour  among  us ;  from  the  plague  of 
rationalistic  conceit,  exalting  individual  notions  above  the 
settled  doctrine  of  the  Church,  we  have  graciously  been 
delivered.  To  the  authorities  of  the  Diocese  we  are,  as  we 
have  ever  been,  loyal;  to  all  we  try  to  be  helpful,  only 
ceasing  to  give  when  a  regard  to  the  duties  of  trusteeship 
enforces  economy  in  outside  benefaction.  It  is  particularly 
gratifying  to  feel  that  we  enjoy  the  respect  and  esteem  of 
the  good  people  of  this  community ;  that  we  count  no  ene- 
mies among  them;  that  we  find  among  them  sympathetic 
friends.  And  so  we  trust  that  it  maybe  with  those  Powers 
who  watch  with  sleepless  eyes  upon  the  world  and  the 
affairs  of  men  ;  we  hope  that  we  may  also  find  favour  with 

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the  Lord,  and  that  His  innumerable  gifts,  heretofore  be- 
stowed and  still  continued,  may  be  taken  as  a  sign  and 
guarantee  of  His  acceptance  of  our  imperfect  efforts  and 
unworthy  service. 

On  the  Vicars  of  the  Parish  devolves  the  duty  of  speak- 
ing to  the  people  more  fully  of  the  history  and  state  of  the 
Parish.  But,  brethren,  let  this  day  be  to  us,  one  and  all, 
the  beginning  of  a  new  era  of  faithful  and  honest  labour  for 
God,  the  Church,  and  our  fellowmen.  Let  our  offering  be 
that  of  faith,  hope,  and  love ;  of  gold,  frankincense,  and 
myrrh ;  the  gold  of  charity,  the  incense  of  devotion,  the 
myrrh  of  spiritual  and  bodily  discipline.  The  younger 
among  you  expect  to  see  many  years,  and  take  part  in 
other  anniversaries  and  commemorations ;  we  elders,  near- 
ing  the  verge  of  mortal  life,  shall  ere  long  recite  our  Nunc 
Dimittis,  and  move  on  and  away.  But  happy  are  all  they 
who  have  had  any  part,  large  or  small,  in  the  present  com- 
memoration ;  to  them  it  shall  be  a  pleasant  recollection  to 
the  end  of  their  days.  Let  us  rejoice  together  before  the 
Lord.  Let  us  remember  those  who  preceded  us,  and  have 
finished  their  labours,  whose  care  is  with  the  Most  High. 
Let  us  pray  for  those  who  shall  come  after  that  they  may 
advance  the  influence  of  the  venerable  Parish,  uphold  her 
reputation,  and  be  jealous  of  her  honour.  And  now,  to  you, 
and  to  all  our  good  friends,  of  whatever  name,  who  here  or 
elsewhere  rejoice  with  us  to-day,  be  peace  and  benediction, 
in  God  the  Father,  and  in  the  sprinkling  of  the  Blood  of 
Jesus  Christ,  and  in  the  sanctification  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  to 
whom.  One  Blessed  and  Undivided  Trinity,  be  honour  and 
glory,  dominion  and  power,  henceforth,  world  without  end. 
Amen, 

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MEMORANDUM 


MEMORANDUM   OF  THE   HISTORY   OF 
THE   PARISH,    1697   TO    1897. 

THE  Parish  of  Trinity  Church  in  the  City  of  New  York 
came  into  existence  in  the  reign  of  King  WilHam  III., 
on  the  6th  day  of  May,  A.D.  1697,  on  which  day  the  Charter 
was  signed  at  the  Fort  by  Governor  Fletcher.  Divine  ser- 
vice, according  to  the  form  and  order  of  the  EstabHshed 
Church  of  England,  had  been  statedly  performed  here,  since 
the  date  of  the  capture  of  New  Amsterdam,  in  1664,  but 
only  by  military  chaplains,  or  transient  clergymen  licensed 
for  that  purpose.  An  Act  was  passed  by  the  Colonial  As- 
sembly, September  22,  1693,  providing  for  the  formation 
of  parishes  in  the  City  of  New  York,  and  the  Counties  of 
Richmond,  Westchester,  and  Queens,  but  this  gave  no 
corporate  existence  to  any  religious  body ;  it  was  merely  a 
preparatory  measure,  and  the  Parish  of  Trinity  Church  was 
the  first  formed  under  the  provisions  of  that  Act.  The 
credit  of  founding  our  Parish  belongs  to  a  body  of  gentle- 
men styling  themselves  the  Managers  of  the  Church  of 
England,  and  to  Governor  Fletcher,  who  aided  them  in 
their  resistance  to  a  project  to  settle  a  dissenting  ministry 
in  the  city  and  to  prevent  the  Church  of  England  from 
securing  the  benefit  of  the  legislation  which  had  with  some 
difficulty  been  obtained  from  a  body  indisposed  to  favour 
Episcopacy. 

The   Charter  named   the  Lord  Bishop  of  London  the 


Rector  of  the  new  Parish.  Dr.  Henry  Compton  was  at 
that  time  incumbent  of  the  See.  By  his  permission,  the 
Vestry  chose  WilHam  Vesey  to  be  the  first  Rector.  A  story 
was  invented  many  years  afterwards,  that  he  was  a  dissent- 
ing minister,  and  a  friend  of  Cotton  Mathers,  when  called 
to  Trinity  Church.  This  fable  was  the  invention  of  enemies 
of  Mr.  Vesey  and  the  English  Church.  The  Veseys  were  a 
church  family  and  Jacobites.  William  was  born  at  Brain- 
tree,  Mass.,  educated  at  Harvard,  and  for  some  time  served 
as  what  we  should  call  a  lay  reader :  at  the  time  of  his 
election  as  Minister  of  the  City  of  New  York  he  was  con- 
nected with  King's  Chapel  in  Boston,  on  the  books  of  which 
church  his  name  appears.  Mr.  Vesey  crossed  the  sea  for 
Holy  Orders  ;  he  was  ordained  to  the  diaconate  July  25, 
1697,  by  the  Bishop  of  London,  and  to  the  priesthood  on 
August  2,  following.  Returning  to  New  York,  he  com- 
menced his  ministry  in  the  Dutch  Church  as  the  guest 
of  the  Domines  and  their  people,  awaiting  the  erection  of 
the  English  Church.  That  building  was  opened  for  the 
first  time  March  13,  1698.  The  present  church  occupies  the 
same  site. 

Mr.  Vesey  was  Rector  of  the  Parish  from  1697  to  1746, 
during  the  administrations  of  Governors  Benjamin  Fletcher; 
Richard  Coote,  Earl  of  Bellomont;  Edward  Hyde,  Lord 
Cornbury;  John,  Lord  Lovelace;  Robert  Hunter,  William 
Burnett,  John  Montgomery,  William  Cosby,  George  Clarke, 
and  George  Clinton.  His  experiences  were  varied,  some 
of  the  Governors  being  friendly  and  helpful,  some  hostile. 
The  most  serious  trouble  occurred  during  the  administra- 
tion of  Governor  Hunter,  who  assailed  the  name  and  hon- 
our of  the  Rector  and  attempted  a  spoliation  of  the  church's 


property.  Mr.  Vesey  went  to  England  for  redress,  and 
returned  triumphant  over  all  the  enemies  at  home,  and 
further  strengthened  by  an  appointment  as  Commissary 
of  the  Bishop  of  London,  which  gave  him  certain  powers  and 
duties  throughout  the  Provinces  of  New  York  and  New 
Jersey.  From  that  time  forward  he  had  no  further  trouble, 
and  the  church  prospered  and  grew  stronger  day  by  day. 

Among  the  more  important  incidents  in  this  Rector- 
ship were  the  endowment  of  the  Parish  by  a  gift  of  land  from 
the  crown,  and  the  erection  of  the  first  chapel  of  ease. 
The  land  known  as  the  Queen's  farm  included  a  tract  of 
sixty-two  acres  which  formerly  belonged  to  Ann  eke  Jans 
Bogardus,  and  was  sold  in  the  year  1670,  according  to  the 
direction  of  the  will.  After  the  sale  the  title  passed  from 
one  owner  to  another  until  it  finally  became  the  property  of 
the  crown.  The  church  had  a  lease  of  this  land  for  several 
years,  and  finally  in  1705  received  a  grant  of  it  in  fee.  This 
property,  greatly  impaired  by  large  gifts  to  churches  and 
educational  institutions,  has  been  for  one  hundred  and 
ninety-two  years  in  possession  of  the  church.  The  claims 
to  it  set  up  from  time  to  time  are  without  foundation.  The 
land  was  sold  by  Mrs.  Bogardus's  executors  twenty-seven 
years  before  the  Parish  of  Trinity  Church  existed,  and 
thirty-five  before  it  was  granted  to  the  church.  The  heirs 
and  descendants  of  Mrs.  Bogardus  were  an  intelligent, 
shrewd,  and  respected  body  of  citizens,  living  on  Manhattan 
Island  and  in  full  view  of  the  property  of  their  ancestress. 
Not  a  vestige  of  evidence  exists  that  any  one  of  them  ever 
made  objection  to  the  regularity  of  the  transfer,  or  made 
any  claim  to  the  land,  or  any  part  thereof,  or  to  any  rents 
or  proceeds  derived   therefrom.     No  such  claim  was  ever 

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heard  of  till  sixty-five  years  after  the  sale,  when  all  the 
children  and  grandchildren  of  the  original  owner  were  dead  ; 
and,  in  every  instance,  prior  to  and  after  the  Revolution,  in 
which  the  claim  has  been  brought  to  trial  in  a  court  of  law, 
it  has  been  dismissed  as  without  evidence  in  its  support. 
The  modern  claimants  are  either  persons  trading  on  the 
inexperience  and  ignorance  of  others  with  a  view  to  pecu- 
niary advantage,  or  dupes  of  what  is  simply  a  delusion 
and  a  fraud. 

St.  George's  Chapel,  the  first  chapel  of  ease,  was  built 
and  opened  A.  D.  1752.  Its  erection  was  rendered  neces- 
sary by  the  growth  of  the  Parish.  This  chapel  was  set 
off  and  endowed  as  a  separate  church  in  181 1,  and  has  been 
removed  to  Stuyvesant  Square,  where  it  now  exists,  one 
of  the  largest  and  most  useful  of  our  city  churches. 

Upon  the  death  of  Mr.  Vesey,  A.  D.  1746,  the  Rev. 
Henry  Barclay,  his  assistant,  was  chosen  his  successor. 
Mr.  Barclay  had  won  a  good  name  as  Missionary  to  the 
Mohawk  Indians  at  Albany.  During  his  administration  a 
second  chapel  of  ease,  St.  Paul's,  was  built,  and  opened  for 
divine  service  in  1766. 

The  Rev.  Samuel  Auchmuty  succeeded  to  the  Rector- 
ship on  the  death  of  Dr.  Barclay  in  1764.  During  his  term 
of  office  the  troubles  between  the  English  Government  and 
the  Colonies  culminated  in  the  Declaration  of  Indepen- 
dence and  the  War  of  the  Revolution.  Many  of  the  clergy, 
considering  their  promise  of  allegiance  to  the  British  Con- 
stitution as  binding  on  conscience  as  their  priestly  vows, 
remained  loyal  to  the  crown ;  among  them  were  Dr.  Auch- 
muty and  his  assistant,  the  Rev.  Charles  Inglis.  On  the 
occupation  of  the  City  of  New  York  by  the  American  Army, 


Dr.  Auchmuty  fled  to  New  Jersey,  whence  returning,  in 
feeble  health,  and  at  personal  risk  and  through  much  ex- 
posure, on  the  reoccupation  of  the  town  by  the  British 
troops  after  the  battle  of  Long  Island,  he  died  March  4, 
1777,  and  was  immediately  succeeded  by  the  Rev.  Charles 
Inglis. 

The  church  perished  in  the  great  fire  of  1776,  and  con- 
tinued in  ruins  until  1788.  During  that  time  St.  Paul's 
Chapel  was  used  as  the  Parish  Church.  Upon  the  acknowl- 
edgment of  the  Independence  of  the  Colonies,  Mr.  Inglis, 
and  other  loyalists,  withdrew  to  Halifax.  The  Rector, 
shortly  before  his  departure,  endured  the  distressing  loss  of 
his  wife  and  eldest  son  ;  he  was  also  placed  upon  the  bill 
of  attainder  and  deprived  of  all  that  he  had.  His  punish- 
ment was  unduly  severe,  as  he  was  an  earnest,  high-toned, 
and  conscientious  man,  who  might  have  been  saved  to  the 
country  and  the  church.  His  merits  were  recognized  at 
home,  and,  in  1787,  he  was  consecrated  Bishop  of  Nova 
Scotia,  the  first  of  the  illustrious  line  of  English  Missionary 
Bishops. 

On  the  resignation  of  Dr.  Inglis,  the  Rev.  Benjamin 
Moore,  Assistant  Minister,  was  elected  Rector  in  1783. 
He  did  not  enter,  however,  as  the  times  were  agitated  and 
church  affairs  were  in  confusion.  The  Rev.  Samuel  Pro- 
voost,  formerly  an  assistant  of  the  Parish,  and  identified 
with  the  cause  of  the  Revolution,  was  recalled  to  the  Par- 
ish, and  elected  and  instituted  Rector,  1784.  Subsequently, 
Mr.  Provoost  went  to  England,  for  consecration  as  first 
Bishop  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in  the  State 
of  New  York,  retaining  his  position  as  Rector  of  Trinity. 
During  his  administration  the  Parish  Church  was  rebuilt  on 


a  larger  scale.  The  Constitution  of  1777,  in  its  thirty-sixth 
article,  confirmed  all  grants  of  land  within  the  State,  and 
all  charters,  made  by  Royal  authority  prior  to  October  14, 
1775,  and  thus  the  title  of  Trinity  Church  to  all  her  property 
of  whatever  kind,  including  the  lands  granted  by  Queen 
Anne,  was  secured  forever. 

Bishop  Provoost  withdrew  from  active  service  in  the 
Parish  in  September,  1800,  in  consequence  of  failing  health, 
and  in  the  following  year  resigned  his  episcopal  jurisdiction, 
whereupon  the  Rev.  Benjamin  Moore,  who  had  been  elected 
Rector  seventeen  years  previously,  was  again  called  to  that 
position;  he  also  succeeded  Dr.  Provoost  as  Bishop.  Ur. 
Moore's  rectorship  continued  until  the  year  1816,  though 
for  several  years  before  his  death  the  Parish  was  ad- 
ministered by  the  Assistant  Rector.  Among  its  leading 
events  may  be  mentioned  the  erection  of  a  third  chapel  of 
ease,  consecrated  by  Bishop  Moore  under  the  style  of  St. 
John's.  This  beautiful  church,  one  of  the  ornaments  of  the 
city,  was  commenced  A.  D.  1803,  and  completed  in  1807.  It 
has  undergone  alteration  and  enlargement  three  times,  but 
still  stands  on  its  ancient  site,  although,  as  in  the  case  of 
St.  Paul's,  everything  else  in  the  neighborhood  has  changed 
and  all  other  landmarks  have  been  swept  away. 

In  the  year  181 1,  Bishop  Moore,  finding  himself  inca- 
pacitated for  active  duty,  asked  for  an  Assistant ;  Dr.  John 
Henry  Hobart  was  duly  elected  to  that  office.  In  181 2,  he 
was  also  elected  Rector  of  Trinity,  with  which  church  he 
had  been  connected  several  years.  Bishop  Hobart's  ad- 
ministration was  a  hard  one,  and  his  life  that  of  a  champion 
and  fighter.  A  vexatious  controversy,  in  which  the  Rev. 
Cave  Jones,  an  Assistant  Minister,  was  the  prominent  figure. 


disturbed  the  Parish ;  a  much  heavier  storm  raged  outside. 
The  Episcopal  Church,  in  the  years  immediately  following 
the  Revolution,  was  in  a  depressed  condition  ;  predictions 
were  freely  uttered,  the  dictate  of  eager  hope,  that  she  would 
sink  lower  and  lower  and  eventually  die  out;  and  at  the  time 
of  Bishop  Hobart's  consecration  she  was  at  a  low  ebb,  and, 
in  the  opinion  of  many,  rapidly  approaching  the  hour  of  dis- 
solution. At  this  point  that  great  man  appeared,  raised  up 
by  God  to  awaken  sleepers,  inspire  faith,  take  an  aggressive 
position,  and  lead  up  out  of  the  darkness  and  weakness  into 
light,  power,  and  a  new  life.  The  Rector  of  Trinity,  having 
at  command  her  traditions,  her  reputation,  and  her  financial 
strength,  became  at  once  the  champion  of  our  Church 
system,  and  worked  with  all  his  might,  and  with  splendid 
success,  for  evangelical  truth  and  apostolic  order,  for  relig- 
ious and  missionary  effort,  and  the  building  up  souls  in 
personal  religion.  He  ran  a  noble  course,  and  his  influ- 
ence is  felt  among  us  to  this  day. 

The  Rev.  William  Berrian  succeeded  Bishop  Hobart 
as  Rector  of  Trinity  Church  in  1830,  and  held  office  until 
the  year  1862,  when  he  died.  During  his  Rectorship  a  new 
chapel  was  built,  for  the  accommodation  of  parishioners 
who  had  removed  to  a  distance  from  the  Parish  Church ;  it 
was  commenced  in  1851,  and  consecrated  in  1855,  some- 
what before  its  full  completion ;  it  is  known  as  Trinity 
Chapel.  A  large  addition  to  the  staff  of  clergy  was  made, 
and  the  work  expanded  in  all  directions.  Attacks  were 
made  from  time  to  time  upon  the  Parish,  which  led  to  an 
attempt  at  interference  by  the  Legislature,  at  the  instiga- 
tion of  some  prominent  clergymen  and  laymen  in  this 
city,  but  these  were  defeated  without  detriment  to  the  Par- 

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ish.  The  claims,  already  referred  to  by  persons  calling 
themselves  heirs  of  Anneke  Jans,  to  a  large  part  or  the 
whole  of  the  church  estate  were  made  the  subject  of  judicial 
investigation  in  the  highest  court  of  the  State,  and  the  title 
of  the  church  was  declared  to  be  without  flaw  and  secure 
so  long  as  any  title  in  the  State  is  safe. 

Dr.  Berrian  departed  this  life  November  7,  1862.  On  the 
loth  of  that  month  the  Rev.  Morgan  Dix,  Assistant  Rector, 
was  elected  Rector.  His  institution  under  the  charter,  by 
the  Wardens  and  Vestrymen,  took  place  in  the  porch  of  the 
Parish  church  on  Tuesday,  November  11,  and  the  formal 
Institution  by  the  Right  Rev.  Horatio  Potter,  D.D.,  Bishop 
of  the  Diocese,  according  to  the  Order  in  the  Book  of  Com- 
mon Prayer,  was  held  in  the  church,  before  a  public  congre- 
gation, November  29,  1862.  The  present  incumbent  still 
holds  office,  and  is  permitted  by  Divine  Providence  to  see 
this  commemorative  day  and  take  part  in  its  services. 
During  the  present  Rectorship  the  following  additions  have 
been  made  to  the  facilities  for  work : 

(a)  Two  new  chapels  have  been  erected,  St.  Chrysos- 
tom's,  consecrated  1879,  ^^'^  St.  Augustine's,  consecrated 
1877. 

(b)  The  use  of  the  chapel  of  St.  Cornelius  on  Governor's 
Island,  New  York  Harbour,  has  been  granted  to  the  Corpo- 
ration of  Trinity  Church  by  the  War  Department,  and  a 
chaplain  is  maintained  there  for  the  advantage  of  the  offi- 
cers and  soldiers  at  the  post. 

(c)  The  old  church  edifice  formerly  occupied  by  St. 
Luke's  Church,  which  came  into  possession  of  Trinity  Cor- 
poration December  i,  1892,  on  the  removal  of  St.  Luke's  to 
One  Hundred  and  Forty-first  Street,  is  now  maintained, 

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in  connection  with  St.  Jolin's,  and  designated  as  St.  Luke's 
Chapel. 

(d)  A  new  chapel,  known  as  St.  Agnes',  has  been  built 
in  Ninety-first  Street,  near  Columbus  Avenue ;  it  was  com- 
menced in  1888,  completed  in  1892,  and  consecrated  Sep- 
tember 27th  in  that  year. 

(e)  A  system  of  daily  parish  schools  with  night  schools 
at  certain  points,  and  manual  training,  cooking  and  laundry 
schools,  now  exists  throughout  the  Parish ;  in  these  schools 
thirty-eight  principals  and  teachers  are  employed,  and  1,149 
scholars  receive  instruction. 

(f)  A  Parish  Hospital  has  been  established  and  is 
maintained  on  the  site  of  the  ancient  Rectory  of  the  Parish, 
having  a  medical  staff  of  twelve  physicians  and  three  house 
officers  ;  about  three  hundred  and  fifty  persons  received 
treatment  there  last  year. 

(g)  The  Corporation,  in  addition  to  its  own  work,  makes 
provision  for  five  beds  in  St.  Luke's  Hospital,  two  beds  in 
St.  Mary's  Hospital,  a  room  in  the  Home  for  Indigent 
Christian  Females,  and  a  room  in  the  House  of  the  Holy 
Comforter;  it  also  provides  for  the  free  interment  of  its 
destitute  poor  in  St.  Michael's  Cemetery,  Newtown,  L.  I. 

(h)  The  staff  of  clergy  has  increased  from  eight  in 
1862  to  twenty-six  in  the  present  year.  The  designations 
of  "  Vicar"  and  "  Curate  "  have  been  adopted,  each  church 
having  its  Vicar,  and  each  Vicar  as  many  Curates  under 
his  direction  as  may  be  necessary. 

(i)  Seven  Parish  Houses  and  School  Houses  have 
been  erected  or  acquired  at  several  points  for  the  develop- 
ment and  accommodation  of  the  religious,  educational,  and 
industrial  work. 

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(k)  The  Choral  Service  of  the  Anglican  Communion 
has  been  introduced  and  is  maintained  throughout  the 
Parish,  the  number  of  musicians  employed  being  twelve, 
and  that  of  singers  being  about  two  hundred  and  fifty. 

For  the  extension  of  the  work,  as  indicated  by  these 
statistics,  the  Parish  is  indebted  under  Divine  Providence 
to  the  endowments  received  nearly  two  hundred  years  ago 
and  held  in  trust  for  the  advancement  of  religion,  knowl- 
edge, and  charity,  and  to  the  liberal  and  progressive  spirit 
in  which  the  trust  has  been  administered  by  its  legal 
custodians.  In  addition  to  these,  mention  might  be  made 
of  works  due,  not  to  the  Corporation,  but  to  the  people  of 
the  Parish,  who,  by  their  gifts  and  personal  work,  have 
nobly  helped  hitherto  ;  such  as,  for  example  : 

1.  The  Mission  House  in  Fulton  Street,  built  and 
maintained  by  the  people  of  Trinity  Church. 

2.  The  Trinity  Chapel  Home  for  the  Aged,  sheltering 
a  dozen  aged  women,  communicants  of  the  church. 

3.  The  Summer  Home  of  St.  Agnes'  Chapel. 

4.  St.  Chrysostom's  Chapel  Dispensary. 

5.  The  Chapel  Burial  Plot  of  St.  Augustine's. 

Of  Industrial  Schools,  Sunday  Schools,  Guilds,  Associ- 
ations, Brotherhoods,  Girls'  Friendlies,  Cadets,  &c.,  «&:c.,  there 
are  now  about  one  hundred  and  ten  in  the  Parish,  reaching 
thousands  of  persons  through  their  officers  and  members; 
of  these  there  is  no  time  to  make  particular  mention,  though 
the  recital  would  be  interesting  and  instructive. 


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CHURCHES,   TRINITY   PARISH. 

THE  first  church  was  begun  in    1696  and  finished  in 
1697;  it  was  enlarged  in   1737  and  destroyed  by  fire 
in  1776. 

The  second  church  was  built  in  1778  and  pulled  down  in 
1839. 

The  present  church  was  commenced  in  1839  and  com- 
pleted in  1846.  It  was  consecrated  on  Ascension  Day, 
May  21,  1846. 

St.  Paul's  Chapel  was  commenced  May  14,  1764,  com- 
pleted in  1766,  and  opened  October  30,  1766. 

St.  John's  Chapel  was  commenced  in  1803,  completed  in 
1807,  and  consecrated  that  same  year.  It  has  been  three 
times  altered  or  enlarged. 

Trinity  Chapel  was  commenced  in  1851,  completed  in 
1856,  and  consecrated  on  April  17,  1855,  before  it  was 
quite  completed. 

St.  Chrysostom's  Chapel  was  commenced  on  the  28th  day 
of  October,  1868.  Service  was  held  in  it  November  7, 
1869,  and  it  was  consecrated  on  October  30,  1879. 

St.  Augustine's  Chapel  was  commenced  September  2, 
1876,  completed  in  1877,  ^^^  consecrated  on  November 
30,  1877. 

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St.  Agnes'  Chapel  was  commenced  in  1888,  completed  in 
1892,  and  consecrated  in  1892. 

The  Chapel  of  St.  Cornelius,  built  by  the  efforts  of  the 
Rev.  Dr.  John  McVickar,  U.  S.  Chaplain,  was  given  into 
the  charge  of  Trinity  Church  Corporation  by  the  War 
Department,  in   1868. 

St.  Luke's  Church  came  into  the  possession  of  Trinity 
Church  on  December  i,  1892. 


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RECTORS   OF   TRINITY   CHURCH. 

THE  Rectors  of  Trinity  Church  have  been  the  Rt.  Rev. 
Henry  Compton,  Bishop  of  London,  named  in  the 
Charter. 

Rev.  WilUam  Vesey,  February  6,  1697,  to  July  11,  1746. 

Rev.  Henry  Barclay,  October  17,  1746,  to  October  20, 
1764. 

Rev.  Samuel  Auchmuty,  August  28,  1764,  to  March  17, 
1777. 

Rev.  Charles  Inglis,  March  20,  1777,  resigned  Novem- 
ber I,  1783. 

Rt.  Rev.  Samuel  Provoost,  appointed  Rector,  April  22, 
1784; became  Bishop  of  New  York,  1788;  resigned  Novem- 
ber I,  1800. 

Rt.  Rev.  Benjamin  Moore,  appointed  Rector  in  1783; 
became  Rector  in  1800;  died  February  27,  1816. 

Rt.  Rev.  John  Henry  Hobart,  made  Assistant  Rector, 
18 1 3;  Rector,  March  11,  181 6;  died  September  12,  1830. 

Rev.  William  Berrian,  D.D.,  October  11,  1830;  died 
November  7,  1862. 

Rev.  Morgan  Dix,  D.D.,  S.T.D.,  Assistant  Rector,  Sep- 
tember 28,  1859;  Rector,  November  10,  1862. 


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RECTOK.  CHURl  I 

VESTRYMEN  OK  TRIM  I 

IN    THE     CITY     OF     >  > 

BY    JAMES     I'OTT    AND    COMt-A.NV 

DESIGNS   AND    ILLUSTRATIONS   FUR- 
NISHH>    BY   TIFFANY  AND   COMPANY 


PRIVATELY  PUBLISHED  FOR  THE 
RECTOR,  CHURCH  WARDENS,  AND 
VESTRYMEN  OF  TRINITY  CHURCH 
IN  THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK, 
BY    JAMES     POTT    AND    COMPANY 

DESIGNS    AND    ILLUSTRATIONS    FUR- 
NISHED   BY   TIFFANY  AND   COMPANY 

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DATE   DUE 


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